Besides supporting scientific research, Tara Oceans and UNESCO-IOC will work together to promote ocean education and public awareness on the crucial role our ocean play in global warming and to encourage sustainable management of the environment.

UNESCO: Tara Oceans Expedition: Call in New York.

For this campaign, UNESCO focused on three pillars: Ocean Conservation, Education for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Lifestyles.

UNESCO: Advocates for a Future that is Green and Blue

Irina Bokova (Director-General, UNESCO) lamented that only 1% of the world's ocean areas are protected, and urged enhancing environmental education so citizens do not take ocean sustainability for granted.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Seaweb is a multimedia public education project designed to raise awareness of the world ocean and the life within it.

CNN: Humans the biggest threat to marine species

Race for Water is the ambassador boat of the Multi One Attitude Foundation, working with UNESCO to use sailing as a means for education and awareness of key water sustainability issues, particularly ocean pollution.

UNESCO: EDUCATION